College sports are where legends are born and dreams come true.
And the new College Football Playoff gives us another chance to tell this season's story.
Currently, 12 teams are vying for the elusive title, and the perennial powerhouses will have to go through teams that are less likely to participate in national championship negotiations.
Since the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was created in 1998, we have never seen a non-Power Five conference team win a national championship.
BYU was the last non-Power Five conference team to be voted national champion in 1984.
Boise State is the only team not in the Power Five, so it's unlikely that this will happen again this year, but there's still plenty of intrigue in this list of underdogs.
In college basketball, every team seems to have a chance at a puncher. We love following the Cinderella story of an obscure school and its long run through the March Madness tournament.
Some would argue that a team making the playoffs is already part of the story.
That was the Indiana Hoosiers, who were ranked outside the top 50 preseason by most websites, including 89th. CFB Selectthe lowest of the teams that made the bracket.
Indiana, whose only loss was to Ohio State, is poised for a tough battle thanks to a solid defense and dynamic quarterback play from sixth-year senior transfer Curtis Rourke.
Rourke, a 6-foot-5, 231-pound senior from Ontario, Canada, will manage a solid offense with plenty of help at running back.
Running backs Justise Ellison and Tyson Lawton are one of the most dangerous duos in the country and should be especially tough on defense Friday night against Notre Dame.
Indiana enters the game in South Bend, Illinois as a fair underdog with seven points.
Indiana, with its freezing cold weather and one of the best defenses in college football (allowing 4.1 yards per play, third-best in the FBS), will be a tough opponent for anyone.
The winner of Notre Dame vs. Indiana will face Georgia, but QB Carson Beck will likely not start after sustaining an elbow injury in the SEC Championship Game win against Texas.
But don't get ahead of yourself here.
Or should we? It's always fun to dream about a little guy growing up.
